T-man
Americannoun
PLURAL
T-mennoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of T-man
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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T-man Brass Bancroft and partner look for stolen engraving plates in Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times
Why would the chief T-man call the bankers?
From Seattle Times
Coombes asked Thomas — or T-man, as he’s known on the street — if he wanted a haircut.
From Washington Post
David Wilson-Kamaura, an English professor at East Carolina University, suggested that one translation - "Don't give in to wicked men"- would make "a good motto for an Eliot Ness-era T-man."
From New York Times
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